| ID | 079624 |
| Title Proper | U S-India nuclear cooperation |
| Other Title Information | better later than sooner |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Weiss, Leonard |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On July 5, 2005, President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signed an agreement pledging their governments to actions designed to culminate in a formal nuclear cooperation agreement that would end a three-decade U.S. nuclear embargo against India. Although the formal agreement has not yet received final approval from Congress, concerns about the consequences of the agreement, particularly its possible adverse effect on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the worldwide nonproliferation regime, have made the agreement controversial. This article traces the events that led to the Bush-Singh meeting, explicates the current situation, examines the arguments for and against the proposed agreement, and makes some preliminary judgments regarding the agreement's effects on the nonproliferation regime. The failure to prevent India's 1998 nuclear tests with the threat of sanctions (because the Indians calculated that long-term U.S. resolve was not sustainable) set in motion a chain of events that would ultimately end the nuclear embargo. However, the conditions for a better U.S.-India nuclear agreement - from a nonproliferation perspective - will inevitably arise if the current proposed agreement is not adopted |
| `In' analytical Note | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 14, No.3; 2007: p429 - 457 |
| Journal Source | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 14, No.3; 2007: p429 - 457 |
| Key Words | Nuclear Power ; India ; United States ; Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Cooperation |